Madelyn put the glass of water on the bedside table, "Whether I come back or not, you should still take good care of yourself . It's your own health, and your own body."

When she withdrew her hand, Ethan grabbed it and said, "You said you'd give me time to think it over. Is that still valid now?"

Madelyn smiled slightly, "If you want me to come back, I'll come back..."

She believed there was no equality between them and that she would always be the one who needed to bow down.

The reason she came back was not only because of Evelyn, but also because of her father.

She had heard the whole phone conversation between Zach and Hayson last night.

If she could not marry into the Arnold family, she would be treated like a commodity and given to someone else to pave the way for the Jent family and Zach.

Madelyn thought, 'I'm his child, aren't I? I don't understand why Father favors Zach so much! I work so hard to change, to become better, but Father never values me.'

When she had heard